Edvinas Puksta said that “578” is a movie worth looking forward to on the big screen, worth setting high expectations for this Oscar 2022 representative for the best international film from Vietnam.
On the evening of November 22, 2022 (local time), the action film “578” (578: Magnum) – Vietnam’s representative to the Oscars 2023 – was premiered to international audiences at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The premiere attracted a large number of international experts and film-loving audiences in Estonia. After the film ended, the audience present in the full theater gave the crew a huge round of applause.
Prime Minister of Estonia – Ms. Kaja Kallas speaking at the Opening of LHF Black Nights and the appearance of the film crew “578” at the premiere
“578” is the film that marks the first appearance of Vietnamese cinema in the most important competition category of the World Top 14 Grade A Film Festival, alongside films from other countries such as Japan. Japan, Estonia, France, Greece, Ireland, UK,….
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival director Tiina Lokk called this year’s competitively selected films of “surprising” quality. With “578” alone, this is a special action movie, unlike the others you can see this year with complicated action sequences.
After watching “578”, film writer Edvinas Puksta made professional reviews and analyzes, likening 578 to an amazing “reaction” to the world famous action blockbuster “The Raid”. , (debuted at LHF Toronto 2011 became an Indonesian classic) with a deadly martial arts show, extreme tension, breathtaking chases on containers, boats and large displacement vehicles. The action movie “578” is spectacularly “directed”, taking to the darkest corners of cruel revenge taking place in stunning locations.
With “578”, Luong Dinh Dung has “turned 180 degrees” compared to the previous film – “Father carries children”
With the action movie “578”, Luong Dinh Dung “turned 180 degrees” compared to the previous two films – “Father and son” (family affection) and “Sleeping city” (Criminal psychology) – to deliver a spectacular action work with epic fights, thrilling chases, sword fights, brutality with sharp wounds and traps.
A special feature is that the flashbacks in the film are edited out of chronological order to bring attractiveness, emphasizing the reasonable motives for the father’s rage, brutal torture and desire for revenge. unstoppable enemy.
Edvinas Puksta said that “578” is a movie worth looking forward to on the big screen, worth setting high expectations for this Oscar 2022 representative for the best international film from Vietnam.
At the film’s premiere, some viewers expressed their love through interesting comments. Audience Maksim (Estonia) commented: “The film presents and solves the problem quite well. In general, the action of the film is great, the attacks are very beautiful.”
Audience Mari-Liis (Estonia) shared: “I’m very excited even though I’m not a fan of action movies. In 578, I really liked the story of a father protecting his son. I think, the movie This appeals to audiences who are interested in the story, not just those who like action movies.”
Robin – a French international student in Estonia commented: “The film is quite different from what I’ve seen, but it’s really impressive.”
From December 31, the movie “578” will be released to the international market. The film is expected to be available in 51 countries and territories.
“578: Shot of the Madman” revolves around a father named Hung and his young daughter An. One day, the father is heartbroken when he discovers that his young daughter has been abused. He used all his skills to track down the person who committed the crime. The chase eventually becomes a confrontation between two fathers: one is Hung and the other is boss Khang (father of the pervert)…
Mr. Matteo Lovadina – representative of the distribution company in France said that “578” is an impressive and interesting film, the action part of the film is very attractive while the story part is very touching. Anna Krupnova – the UK distribution company commented that “578” is an attractive film, fully seeing the production value and investment of the crew to create the film.
A representative of the distribution company (Germany) Justyna commented: “The film is very attractive and the action part is very special. Even the smallest steps show a high level of professionalism. It is very suitable for international release.”
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival is one of the top 14 recognized A-class film festivals in the world according to the International Federation of Film Producers Associations, held every November. This year, 23 films were selected from more than 1,000 films from around the world into the most important competition category of the Film Festival, with the prize for the “Best Film” of 20,000 euros (about half of the total). billions dong).